CHARLES WESLEY BUGBY – 16th INFANTRY and 13th and 3rd PROVISION CAVALRYSURVIVED THE CIVIL WAR – DIED IN TALOGA, OK – Charles Wesley Bugbee (Bugby), the son of Charles Bugbee and Maryann Mitchell, was living in Westville, NY, when the war started. As soon as possible after Lincoln’s first call for men, he enlisted in the 16th Infantry to serve for 2 years. At the end of his enlistment, he mustered out on May 22, 1863, in Albany.Charles next joined the 13th Cavalry on June 16, 1863, less than a month after he left the 16th Infantry. He was mustered in as a sergeant soon and promoted to serve to sergeant major. On August 25, 1864, he was transferred to the 3rd Provisional Cavalry when the 13th and 16th Cavalries were consolidated by Special Order of the War Department.Charles lived in New York for a while, then went West to find his fortune and ended up in Beaver County, on the Oklahoma panhandle. The population of the town of Beaver in 1900 was 120.His obituary was in the local newspaper, The Beaver Herald of April 26, 1906. “It is a sad duty imposed upon us to chronicle the death of our esteemed fellow townsman, Judge Charles W. Bugbee. At last a cancer appeared in the mouth of our departed friend, between the jaw and the cheek, and notwithstanding the fact that he made a trip to Kansas City and other points of medical and surgical aid, the cancer continued to grow and eat his live away.For the past three weeks, he has been rapidly losing strength on account of the intense pain made by the malady and Tuesday morning at 7 o’clock the death angel relieved him of his suffering.Charles Wesley Bugbee was born on the 29th day of August 1830, being 79 years, 7 months and 16 days old. Born in the state of New York, near the Canadian line, of Scotch-Irish parents. He has two children in his native state by his first wife.He enlisted in Co. C NY Cavalry on July 16, 1862, and fought for the Union cause, the balance of the war, reaching the station of Captain before his discharge.On May 14, 1872, he was married to Mary A. Lathrop, his present wife, at Ottawa, KS.Judge Bugbee has been a familiar figure in Oklahoma. Politically he was known from the early settlement of “No Man’s Land,” to the present. He served the Territory of Cimarron as a member of the constitutional convention and as a member of the Legislature. Also after that section became part of Oklahoma, as Beaver County he held the offices of County Attorney and Probate Judge. Since he moved to Dewey County, he has been very active in politics, and was Assistant Chief Clerk to the last House of Representatives.The deceased and his estimable wife were among the most highly respected citizens of Beaver and enjoyed the respect of all who knew them. The news of his demise was received here with deepest regret and Mrs. Bugbee has the sincere sympathy of all her many Beaver friend and neighbors.”Charles and his wife, Mary Ann Murdock, are buried in the Mound Cemetery, Taloga, OK.You can read more about the interesting settlement of Cimarron Territory after the Civil War at:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Panhandle#Cimarron_Territory
